Laissez-Faire Today

Why is business so often scapegoated for all the problems of society? The term scapegoat comes from the Bible and refers to the goat …

“As long as I live under the capitalistic system, I expect to have my life influenced by the demands of moneyed people. But I …

Twitter began by calling it “libertarian porn” — the longest and most sustained attack on leviathan from the Senate floor in modern history. But …

It’s bitter cold outside and the winter storm has lasted for days. The snow is two feet high and getting worse. It’s 1872 and …

For some years now, Swiss Banks have not been willing to take on U.S. clients because of the aggressive tactics of the U.S. IRS. …

It’s Istanbul, not Constantinople, as the song goes. In this history is an omen for any powerful state (read: the U.S.). A somewhat obscure …

Illegal immigrants will flood in! You will be stuck in security lines for hours! Children will go hungry! Planes will fall from the sky! …

“My inflation record is the best of any Federal Reserve chairman in the postwar period,” said the great bearded one, a bit annoyed, responding …

What’s called the “music industry” — which really means the big players in recording and performance — just climbed over the mountain. Global sales …

The publication earlier this week of the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee minutes of Jan. 29-30 seemed to have a similar effect on …